Overlay Sheet Method

An overlay contains a view of the complete model containing grid lines and important design items to give the correct impression of the overall plant layout. You need to size it to fit in the designated area on the template sheet so that it can be overlaid onto the completed drawing when the keyplan task is run.

Once the view is in place, the Add Hatched Areas to an Overlay form can be used to create a representation of each of the areas in the model. This form allows you to automatically create a set of boxes with shading to represent each area.

Note: You must be at or below the keyplan overlay sheet (OVER) before proceeding. If you are not then a warning appears notifying you that you are at the wrong place in the hierarchy. The utility creates one layer for each of the areas existing in the area library.

This method uses an overlay sheet with area based hatching layers to represent the keyplan.

To apply the overlay sheet method

1. Select the Keyplan_View form.

   

2. Select the Keyplan from the drop-down list.

3. Enter X and Y values to position the overlay on the drawing template designated area. This sets the position of the bottom left corner of the overlay sheet.

4. Enter an Angle and Scale of the overlay sheet.

5. Click Apply to finish.

6. Select Create then Area ADP Library and then Keyplan Layers from the main menu to display the Add Hatched Areas to an Overlay form.

   

7. Make sure Name has been set to the correct overlay (if not then click on the CE button and navigate to the desired overlay).

8. Set the Frame colour/style and Hatch Pattern colour/style for the hatching layers. Each layer represents a particular area of the plant as defined in the Area Definition form. When the drawing is processed with this keyplan applied, the only visible keyplan layer will be that area for which the drawing is using.

9. Click Apply and ABA populates the keyplan hatch layers, one for each defined area within the library, and locates them under the keyplan view in the overlay sheet.

10. To apply the overlay sheet to a template modify the ABA Template Sheet form to include the *Keyplan_View task.